Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
revival; restoration; resuscitation
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to challenge (a person) to a fight
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
transfer; transport; removal
by means of; due to; because of; according to
war area; battlefield; theater; theatre
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
supply base; storage depot
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
base (military, expedition, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation